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Xiamen North Railway Station

Being operating from April 2010, Xiamen North Railway Station is 8 miles (13 kilometers) from Gaoqi International Airport, 14 miles (23 km) from Xiamen Railway Station, and 7.4 miles (12 kilometers) from Gaoqi Railway Station. It is an important transportation hub which Connects Fuxia (Fuzhou - Xiamen) Line, Xiashen (Xiamen - Shenzhen) Line, and Xialong (Longyan - Xiamen). The station operates bullet trains only. At present, trains from there run to Beijing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other cities.

Address: Houxi Town of Jimei District

To the south of the railway station, there is a square, where a bus stop is located at the southwest corner of the square. Xiamen BRT no. 1 goes passed the station, with an interval of two to three minutes. Airport shuttle bus is available in the north railway station; one can easily reach Gaoqi airport when they arrive at the station by train. To the west direction of the station, Houxi Long-distance Bus Station is under construction now. Once this is completed, it will be easier for passengers to go to nearby cities. Passengers need to pay attention when getting off from the underground exit, to the west one can reach BRT no. 1 and the bus stop; while to the east they can reach the taxi stand and tourist bus.

There are more than ten ticket windows in the ticket office. Besides, twenty self service ticket machines and ten ticket collecting machines are available for passengers. For waiting rooms, there is a main waiting room about 12,000 square yards (10,000 square meters), a 1,800 square yards (1,500 square meters) waiting room for teams, and a 1,800 square yards (1,500 square meters) one for mother – and – baby as well as the disabled.

Left luggage service is available in the station square. The price depends on the size of the luggage, but it wouldn’t exceed CNY 10 for each piece per day. Besides, the Wal-Mart in the station has free lockers.

Timetable of the main trains through Xiamen North:

Major rail lines from this station to:

Schedule to Major destinations

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	First/ Second Class Seat
Fuzhou	D3234, G242, G2046, D3234... 146 departures from 06:42 to 22:15	1h24m - 6h58m	CNY 127/ 79 USD 19/ 12
Shanghai Hongqiao	D3142, G1652, D3136, G1674... 20 departures from 08:07 to 17:06	5h31m - 8h25m	CNY 632/ 394 USD 93/ 58
Hong Kong	G3003, G3001, G3007, G3005 from 10:17 to 17:10	3h36m - 4h23m	CNY 485/ 303 USD 71/ 45
Beijing South	G322, G324, G326, D746 from 06:54 to 17:34	11h12m - 17h36m	CNY 1,479/ 401 USD 218/ 59
Nanjing	G1676, D3142, G1676, D3136... 9 departures from 07:52 to 15:35	7h1m - 10h55m	CNY 715/ 447 USD 105/ 66
Hangzhou East	D3234, D3234, G1680, G1676... 43 departures from 06:42 to 17:06	4h39m - 9h19m	CNY 493/ 309 USD 73/ 45
Chongqing North	G2372, D2232, D2376 from 06:42 to 08:13	12h13m - 14h36m	CNY 978/ 611.5 USD 144/ 90
Changsha South	G2372, G2278, G1754, D3270... 10 departures from 06:42 to 15:51	6h23m - 7h58m	CNY 538/ 336 USD 79/ 49
Wuhan	G2046, G2294, D2232, D2232... 14 departures from 07:07 to 14:47	7h3m - 9h14m	CNY 511/ 319.5 USD 75/ 47
Shenzhen North	D3657, D2403, D2383, D2339... 59 departures from 06:29 to 19:55	2h31m - 3h58m	CNY 305/ 143 USD 45/ 21
Longyan	G2372, D6478, G322, G2294... 26 departures from 06:42 to 21:03	1h00m - 1h32m	CNY 75/ 47.5 USD 11/ 7
Nanchang West	G2372, G2046, G2294, D2232... 30 departures from 06:42 to 17:34	4h25m - 6h29m	CNY 335/ 130 USD 49/ 19
Ningbo	D3234, D3234, D3142, D3218... 20 departures from 06:42 to 17:49	5h4m - 8h3m	CNY 445/ 278 USD 65/ 41

The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
See more Xiamen Train Schedule

Transportation:

How to get to the railway station:
By subway: Take line 1 to the North Railway Station directly.
By bus: Take bus No. 690, 691, 692, 790, 792, 890, 898 Express, 901, 905, 907, 936, 943 Express, 949, 950, 953, 957, 980, BRT 1, and Airport Shuttle Bus North Station Line and get off at North Railway Station.
By taxi:
1. It takes 25 minutes and costs CNY 45 from Gaoqi International Airport.
2. It takes 20 minutes and costs CNY 35 from Gaoqi Railway Station.

How to get to famous sites:
1. Jimei School Village:
Take bus No. 901 and get off at Longzhouchi.
2. South Putuo Temple:
Take bus No. 943 Express and get off at the West Village of Xiamen University, and then walk along Yanwu Road to West Yanwu Road to the crossroad, and you’ll see it.
3. Gaoqi Railway Station:
Take bus no. 953 and get off at Gaoqi Railway Station.
4. Gaoqi International Airport:
a. Take Airport Shuttle Bus North Station Line at North Railway Station.
b. Take metro line 1 to Dianqian Station, Exit 4B. Then transfer to bus no.755 to Taigusushe. Walk north around 950 meters to arrive at the airport.

- Last updated on Apr. 25, 2023 -

Questions & Answers on Xiamen North Railway Station

Asked by Corrine | Jun. 22, 2020 18:29

Will Gaoqi be available again in the future?

Earlier there were some trains from Xiamen Gaoqi station, but not all trains to Beijing depart from Xiamen North.

Answers (1)

Answered by Dolores from NETHERLAND | Jun. 23, 2020 19:36

I’m afraid no. Xiamen Gaoqi was used to be a freight station. In order to relieve the passenger flow pressure of Xiamen railway hub, Gaoqi station began to be transformed into a passenger station in January 2011. Later, the new Xiamen North station was completed, and then Gaoqi stopped to handle the passenger transportation business from Mar 14, 2015. Now only two stations can be used in Xiamen, they are Xiamen station and Xiamen North station.

Asked by Alfred Yap from MALAYSIA | Nov. 20, 2019 00:36

Transport from Jinjiang Airport by train to Xiamen North Railway Station.

I'm flying in to Jinjiang Airport. From there I intend to take a bus to Quanzhou Railway Station to take a train to Xiamen North Railway Station. Can I buy a ticket on arrival, or should I purchase in advance online. How long is the bus journey from Jinjiang Airport to Quanzhou Railway Station. And how much is the bus fare. Is there any Railway Station from Jinjiang Airport to Xiamen?

Answers (1)

Answered by Odom | Nov. 20, 2019 22:06

You can use bus K901 or K602 to reach Quanzhou Station, it should take around 1.5 to 2 hours on the way. Ticket is CNY4 or 7. Or you can use Jinjiang Station which should be closer to the airport. You can use bus No. 21, but may still around 1.5 hours on the way, CNY2 per person.

Asked by Grace from SINGAPORE | Aug. 15, 2019 05:17

I bought a bullet train ticket online from xiamen north station to quanzhou.

1)Can i collect my ticket at Xiamen station instead?
2)Can I collect my ticket 1day advance?
3)How early do I have to reach the station before the boarding time?

Answers (1)

Answered by Jennifer from DENMARK | Aug. 15, 2019 18:14

Yes, you can collect the ticket from another railway station in advance, for example, a few days in advance. If you collected ticket before travel date, with paper ticket in hand, 30 to 40min at station should be OK unless you are traveling during holiday time. If you decide to collect ticket on the day of travel, maybe 1.5 hours at station is needed.

Asked by Kasia from AUSTRALIA | Aug. 07, 2019 18:50

We have a hotel booked near the ferry terminal

How much it approximately costs by taxi?

Answers (1)

Answered by Hyman | Aug. 08, 2019 20:09

I suppose it may around CNY80 if count by the distance. Or you may consider to use the metro service to Zhenhai Road and then walk to the ferry terminal or your hotel nearby.

Asked by PE ONG from MALAYSIA | Nov. 02, 2018 08:47

going to nanan for ancestor village 'kooi hong ' village, how to go Nanan from Xiamen international

Answers (2)

Answered by Sami | Nov. 03, 2018 00:48

No idea of "Kooi Hong" village. From Xiamen to Nanan, you could take train from Xiamen or Xiamen North to Quanzhou.

Answered by cpeong from UK | Nov. 04, 2018 17:50

thanks, manage to get my cousin to pick me from xiamen, their 48 rooms house was built by my father, so let them paid some dividends 😂😂😂